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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

St. Bernadette, Cover Thy Neighbor (Exotic Recordings, saintbernadettemusic.com). This limited edition release is not just a collection in which St. Bernadette covers other local musicians — St. Bernadette covers obscure recordings by other local musicians. It's a cool concept, and a bold one at that. They put the sainthood stamp on each track so that despite the vastly different sources, the final product gels cohesively and has its own vibe, which is kind of like what a party in a haunted barn might sound like. "Play to Win" was written by The Zambonis, but you'd never guess it without focusing on the hockey-centric lyrics. "Outta Here" by Stamford's Shangk is de-punkified, and gets a hard-swingin' slide guitar and Dixieland trumpet solo treatment. The closest listening experience I can think of to compare it to is with Tori Amos' Strange Little Girls, which covered all songs recorded by men (again with an eerie vibe). Even if you don't know the songs being covered (I review local music and I didn't recognize most of them), it's a strong album that could be a gateway for discovering more quality music that's right under our noses. —Mike Sembos

"Cover Thy Neighbor" is a collection of covers, all written and originally performed by our personal friends and neighbors like The Zambonis, Shangk, Jar-e, Unicorn Wild Ox, Diplodocus, J. DiMenna, Geremy Jasper, Jeff Gitelman and Elisa Flynn. It features performances by our super buds Fuzz, Carrie, and Ben of Caravan of Thieves, Jesse Elliott of These United States, Jim Oblon of Thin Veil and many more . . . .

Click here to download a preview of one of our favorite tracks - "Play to Win" by The Zambonis!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Hang on to that last bit of summer (despite what the weather says) and see us at this annual festival of mollusks, music,and other community oriented stuff all mixed together in thatin between paradise known as Norwalk.

In our continuing attempt to bolster our Southern rock credentials,Saint B will make yet another ill-advised and poorly plannedpilgrimage down south to our home away from home in Asheville.We'll pick up a rhythm section from the city's cornucopia offine musicians and play a birthday bash for our friend and label-mate, Jar-e.

Because there is truly no rest for the weary (and by weary, wemean you, not us), we humbly ask for your presence and participation at the following list of local and regional shows.There's something here for everybody - a little dinner music,a little happy hour, a little late night rock show, a littleall ages throw down with the tweenagers, and even a creepyHalloween face melter for good measure. Come on down sometime and see us!

Our new album is now complete and this is by far the bestwork we've ever done and the reason we feel completelycomfortable saying that is because we did not do it alone. The12 tracks on "Cover Thy Neighbor" were written by local andregional songwriters beloved or admired by members of Saint Band every one is a masterpiece. This will be released inextremely limited quantity along with our re-interpretationof the 10 Commandments at local shows through the fall. Staytuned for CD release event info and news of our inevitableexcommunication.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Ask and ye shall receive, right? And by now, you've told us so many times what you like: free shows, early shows, weekendshows. And because we love you and we literally can't existwithout you, we have provided as your official "end of summer"blitz, a string of all three for your viewing pleasure.

And if that weren't enough, we are presently killing ourselvesto complete the 2nd of three (3), yes, three, albums that we areplanning to release in 2009 to fulfill the mandate of theVatican itself that declared 2009 the "Year of Bernadette".

This new album, entitled "Cover Thy Neighbor", is probably our favorite album we've ever done because it's comprised completely of compositions written by friends, colleagues, and others who have personally touched our lives in some way. Come to these upcoming shows to hear your sneak preview performances of the amazing songs from The Zambonis, Shangk, J. DiMenna, Jar-e, Unicorn Wild Ox, Diplodocus, Jargon Society and more.

Monday, July 20, 2009

We already told you about what we have planned for our next album, so let's get right to the nitty gritty.

Tomorrow night for the CT peoples, we are doing a FREE pre-Vibes show at Two Boots of Bridgeport. What is "pre-Vibes" you might ask? You know, man, that's the time, BEFORE the Vibes. And what are the "Vibes" you might ask? No, it's not the weird feeling you get from people who think they know you from somewhere when they definitely don't! It's a giant festival that takes place in none other than Saint B's hometown of Bridgeport. And this year it features one of our all time favorite bands and big influences, Crosby, Stills, and Nash - so check that out at their website - GoVibes.com and then come on down to see us preview some of our new tracks as well as mix it up with some of our good pals who will also be featured at the Vibes - These United States. All for free at your favorite pizza joint Two Boots of Bridgeport.

let's do itWednesday, July 22Two Boots of Bridgeport281 Fairfield Ave.8:30 PMFreeAll ages! Bring the kids for some pizza and a dose of rock n roll - it's good for them!

And if that isn't enough excitement for you - try this on for size. Saint B in NYC with some sexy titty! Hey that rhymes! And borders on the offensive - our favorite combo.

Check out our show this Thursday with our all time new favorite band, Thin Veil, at one of Alphabet City's best venues, the Alphabet Lounge.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Hit us up for the guest list, everybody! In these economic times, you can hardly turn down free drinks and food in view of the Empire State Building, reflecting the glory of the smarter, harder working people of the past? Especially if you can enjoy this while listening to an acoustic set from your favorite patron saints?

Don't miss our FREE show tomorrow night on the rooftop of the Atlas Building. We can put 100 lucky fans on our guest list, so hit us up soon, the list is nearly full!

Saint Bernadette will play your benefit show!

Following the example of our namesake, Bernadette, patron saint of poverty and the sick, and committed as we are to a spirit of good will, the band will not refuse any request to perform at a benefit or charity event.